Spence-Jones was charged with bribery and grand theft and removed from office in 2010 by then-Gov. Charlie Crist. But a jury acquitted her of bribery and the grand theft charges were dropped and Spence-Jones returned to the city commission.

The lawsuit accuses Regalado and Rundle of working together on a fabricated and malicious corruption case intended to drive Spence-Jones from office. There was no immediate response from the mayor or Rundle to emails seeking comment Monday.